Men's XC

Wheaton squads led by Fahey and Pratt at All New England Championship

Oct 10, 2009

BOSTON MA- The Wheaton College men's and women's cross country
teams were in action on Saturday in Franklin Park, taking part in
the All New England Championship, which drew teams from across
Division I, II and III.

The Lyon women took 44th out of 49 squads with 1,305 points,
finishing one spot behind Division II Saint Michael's College and
ahead of Division II Assumption College. On the men's side, Wheaton
was 45th among 47 with 1,432 points, taking a higher placement than
Division II Southern New Hampshire University. The University of
Massachusetts at Lowell men won their competition with 93 points,
while the Brown University women captured a victory with 130.

Senior Katie Pratt (Litchfield, CT/Litchfield)
paced Wheaton for the fourth time in as many meets this fall,
clocking in at 20:55, just one second shy of a runner from Division
I University of Hartford and one second ahead of a Southern New
Hampshire harrier. Sophomore Rachel Scavera (North Bend,
OR/North Bend) was six seconds back, and classmate
SavannahGeasey (Portsmouth,
RI/Portsmouth) was the third Lyon finisher.

Wheaton's men were led by junior Colin Fahey (Waltham,
MA/Weston), whose time of 28:35 matched that of a
counterpart from Division II Saint Anselm College. Freshmen
Michael Richard (Chicopee, MA/Holyoke Catholic)
and Karl Mader (Northfield, MN/Northfield) were
the second and third Lyons, respectively, to cross the finish
line.

The Blue and White's squads return to Franklin Park for each of
their next two events, beginning on Friday for Emmanuel College's
Saints Invitational.